Ubungqina bakho-eli Lizwi ngoku

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kaDisemba 4, 2013

Imibhalo yeLigugu Apha

THE iziqhwala, iimfama, izilima, izilima… aba ngabo bahlanganisana bejikeleza iinyawo zikaYesu. Kwaye iVangeli yanamhlanje ithi, “wabaphilisa.” Imizuzu ngaphambili, omnye akakwazanga ukuhamba, omnye wayengaboni, omnye wayengasebenzi, omnye wayengakwazi ukuthetha… ngequbuliso, babenako. Mhlawumbi umzuzwana ngaphambili, babekhalaza, “Kutheni le nto isehlele? Ndakhe ndakwenza ntoni Thixo? Kutheni undilahlile…? ” Kodwa, kwimizuzwana kamva, ithi “bamzukisa uThixo kaSirayeli.” Oko kukuthi, ngequbuliso le miphefumlo yayine ubungqina.

Ndihlala ndizibuza ukuba kutheni le nto iNkosi indikhokelele ezindleleni ezinazo, kutheni evumela izinto ezithile zenzeke kum kunye nosapho lwam. Kodwa ngesidlo sobabalo lwaKhe, ndinokujonga emva kwaye ndiqale ndibone ukuba ukubandezeleka ebomini bam — nendlela uThixo andihlangule ngayo okanye andomeleza ngayo — ngoku ziileta namazwi enza ubungqina bam.

Buyintoni ubungqina? KumaKristu, yinto enamandla kakhulu-enamandla ngokwaneleyo ukuba yoyise umtyholi:

Bameyisile ngegazi leMvana, nangelizwi lobungqina babo. Ukuthanda ubomi akuzange kubathintele ekufeni. (ISityhi. 12:11)

Libali likaThixo elingena ebomini bakho libonakalise elakhe ubukho Pha. "I-inki" ebhalwe ngayo ubomi bakho nguMoya oyiNgcwele, "uMniki-bomi", odala usizi lwakho, ithemba; lusizi, uvuyo; kwisono sakho, ukuhlangulwa. Njengokuba uMoya oyiNgcwele, enoMariya, wenza iLizwi likaThixo esibelekweni sakhe, ngokunjalo, uMoya oyiNgcwele (kunye noMama wakho) wenza iLizwi, uYesu, ebomini bakho ngokuthobela kwakho.

Ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uyinki, iphepha ke kukuthobela kwakho. Ngaphandle ko "ewe" wakho kuThixo, iNkosi ayinakubhala ubungqina. Usiba luyintando yakhe engcwele. Kwaye ngamanye amaxesha, njengosiba, ukuthanda kwakhe kubukhali, kubuhlungu, kubethelela ukubandezeleka ebomini bakho-indlela iinzipho nameva ayibhala ngayo intando kaThixo kwinyama ka Yesu. Kodwa ke kula manxeba apho kukhanya khona ukukhanya! Yi "ngamanxeba akhe niyaphiliswa." ^[1]cf. 1 Pet 2: 24 Ke, xa usamkela intando kaThixo, nokuba ibukhali kwaye ibuhlungu, ugqobhoza izicwangciso zakho kunye neendlela zakho, ufumana amanxeba.

Kwaye ukuba wena kulinda, Ukuvumela amandla oVuko ukuba akuphilise kwaye akuhlangule ngexesha likaThixo, emva koko oko kukhanya kukaKristu kuyakhanya akho amanxeba. Olo khanyiso bubungqina bakho. Funda kwakhona: Ngamanxeba akhe, amanxeba aKhe umzimba, uphilile. Ngubani umzimba kaKrestu, ingenguwe nam? Ke uyabona, kugqityiwe yethu amanxeba nawo, njengenxalenye yomzimba wakhe oyimfihlakalo, ukuba ngoku uThixo angachukumisa abanye ngethemba. Bayabona kuthi indlela uThixo abonelele ngayo, nendlela ancede ngayo, kunye nendlela "abonakalise ngayo". Kwaye inika abanye ithemba. Esi sisiphazamiso soMnqamlezo, sokuba ngenxa yobuthathaka bethu, ukukhanya kwethemba elinamandla kuyakhanya. Ke sukuyeka ngoku! Sukunikezela ekubandezelekeni kwakho, kuba u Yesu ufuna ukukusebenzisa-nakobu buthathaka… ngokuchanekileyo kubuthathaka bakho-ukunika ithemba kwabanye ngobungqina bakho.

Le yintsingiselo enzulu kwiNdumiso yama-23 namhlanje. Akungamanzi apholileyo namadlelo aluhlaza, kodwa “kwintlambo emnyama” apho u Yehova atwabulula khona itafile phambi kwam emehlweni eentshaba zam. Yiyo kubuthathaka kunye nentlupheko yakho ukuba iNkosi yenze isidlo, ngokungathi kunjalo. Uyakunika ukuphumla nentuthuzelo emadlelweni, kodwa kwintlambo yentlupheko apho kusenziwa isidlo. Kwaye kunikwa ntoni? Ubulumko, ukuqonda, ingcebiso, amandla, ulwazi, ubungcwele, kwaye ukoyika uYehova. ^[2]cf. UIsaya 11 ukusuka kufundo lokuqala lwayizolo Kwaye xa sele utye kwezi "zonka zisixhenxe" unokwabelana nabanye ngala "maqhekeza".

Kodwa lumkela ukutya okukhawulezayo uMtyholi angazama ukukuphakela. Kuba kukwakhona ebumnyameni beentlungu, ukushiywa, kunye nesizungu apho umtyholi eza kukuxelela ukuba uThixo akakho; ukuba ubomi bakho buyimveliso engaveliyo yendaleko; ukuba imithandazo yakho ingaze iviwe kuba kungekho mntu uyivayo. Ukunika ukutya okucutshungulweyo kokuqiqa kwabantu, ukungaboni kufutshane, iingcebiso ezimbi, ubukrakra, izisombululo ezingezizo, ukungabi nantlonelo noloyiko. Ke ngequbuliso intlambo yobumnyama iba yintlambo ye sigqibo. Ungabukholelwa ubuxoki bukaMtyholi uyeke ukulandela “iindlela ezilungileyo” apho ukuthanda kweNkosi kukukhokelela khona, okanye… ungalinda… ulinde… ulandele… kwaye kulinda. Ukuba niyakwenza oko, iNkosi iya kuza "ngelo xesha" ^[3]cf. Mat 15:29 kwaye wandise umnikelo omncinci wezonka zakho neentlanzi, usenza “zonke izinto zisebenze ngokulungileyo” kuba uyamthanda. ^[4]cf. Roma 8: 28 Kutheni ndisithi uyamthanda? Kuba, nasekubulalekeni kwakho, usathi "ewe" kuye; usakhetha ukulandela ukuthanda kwakhe. Olu luthando:

Ukuba nithi niyigcine imithetho yam, hlalani eluthandweni lwam; (UYohane 15:10)

Ke, xa bendikubhalela izolo ndisithi uYesu noMama waKhe banemishini kuwe, ndiyitsho le ngamnye ngawe, nokuba ungubani, waziwa okanye awaziwa, ubalulekile okanye ungabalulekanga emehlweni abanye. Libala ngokugcina umhlaba wonke. Nkqu noFrancis wase-Assisi okanye u-Yesu ngenxa yaloo nto waguqula wonke umntu. Endaweni yokuba iNkosi ikubeke kanye apho ubumele ukuba ubekhona ngalo mzuzu ebomini bakho (okanye ukuba uvukele kuye, lo mzuzu unokuba ngumzuzu olandelayo wobomi bakho bonke-kwaye angaqhubeka nokubhala ubungqina bakho ukusukela apha.) Umsebenzi wakho inokuba kukunceda ukusindisa umphefumlo weqabane lakho- kwaye yiyo loo nto. Kodwa hayi indlela exabiseke ngayo umphefumlo omnye kuYesu. Ungathi "ewe" kuThixo ukuba asindise loo mphefumlo ubeka yena endleleni yakho namhlanje?

Into oyifunayo yile nto iziqhwala, iimfama, iziphene nezimumu zazinaloo mini. Unokulindela ukuba nditsho ukholo, kwaye ewe kuyinyani. Kodwa kuqala, babemelwe kukufumana umonde. Abanye babo bakhubazekile kwasekuzalweni kwabo. Emva koko kwafuneka balinde ixesha ukuze babone uYesu. Kwaye xa edlula kuye, kwafuneka banyuke intaba ukuze bamfumane. Emva koko kwafuneka balinde ithuba labo. Kuyo nayiphi na enye yale miqobo, ngebabe besithi, "Kwanele ngale nto kaThixo." Kodwa khange bayenze.

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